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and president romney might well decide that he would defend the constitutionality of the statute, but it does not seem that that kind of social conservative question has a lot of civilians in something like a presidential debate. i think it will, other than health care, i can't see much happening. >> i think it -- i think it will not happen. and here's why. no major national political figure has attacked affirmative-action publicly since 1996 or four. it is kind of remarkable. the republicans to during the 90's for a while we're seeing some political profit in attacking affirmative action given the poll's don't do anymore. the democrats said maybe it's time to stop these racial preferences. the democratic council was inching down that road. but that's all gone. and i have spoken to republican politicians. why is that? and the answer was, we get so demonized if we ever raised voices against affirmative action. it's just not worth the cost, not worth the hassle. i think part of it, ironically, was there was an incredibly bitter campaign in california over proposition 209 which banned ra
and president romney might well decide that he would defend the constitutionality of the statute, but it does not seem that that kind of social conservative question has a lot of civilians in something like a presidential debate. i think it will, other than health care, i can't see much happening. >> i think it -- i think it will not happen. and here's why. no major national political figure has attacked affirmative-action publicly since 1996 or four. it is kind of remarkable. the...
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"the chicago tribune" says the gop may hinge on the debate in showdown could be pivotal for romney on president obama's edge. the race enters its final phase of the distinct president obama and 3g dates as the republican mitt romney's best and last chance to reverse the space trend. florent joins in michigan. democratic collar. are you going to a man tomorrow night, and why? lawrence, are you with us? oats want to bill in its water and independent collar. hello, bill. good morning. are you going to be watching tomorrow? >> caller: good morning. absolutely. i was brought up in a republican house told, but i've been paying attention to the debates and have seen a lot of shows about the issues are coming and i just don't have the confidence after the republican convention that they have a plan because they have been avoiding giving any specifics so i want to hear the republicans have something to say. other than that, i would move to an independent position and i'm willing to vote for somebody that comes up with a good plan. >> host: what will you be listening for in particular tomorrow
"the chicago tribune" says the gop may hinge on the debate in showdown could be pivotal for romney on president obama's edge. the race enters its final phase of the distinct president obama and 3g dates as the republican mitt romney's best and last chance to reverse the space trend. florent joins in michigan. democratic collar. are you going to a man tomorrow night, and why? lawrence, are you with us? oats want to bill in its water and independent collar. hello, bill. good morning....
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it's entirely possible that romney will run as any republican challenger ever. pulling on the whites bush '88 come all 56 to 61% of whites range. romani could come right in that range and lose, and i think that is down to -- it should precipitate a conversation in the party. this is the last time anyone will try to do this that is entirely on the back. it's unrealistic when 62 or 63, but the existing collision is so dependent on the community that are uneasy with the change that they are just paralyzed in the intellectual understanding the have to reach out to the hispanics and difficulty they are fighting it in degrees note here at the end. the republican platform in addition to everything else it says about immigration, so any straight defeat does state that provides should be barred from all federal higher education money which means under the republican platform every kid in texas couldn't get a pell grant. so, that is sort of what they are grappling with, versus if you talk to karl rove awarded gillespie and the understanding that we have ways to reach out
it's entirely possible that romney will run as any republican challenger ever. pulling on the whites bush '88 come all 56 to 61% of whites range. romani could come right in that range and lose, and i think that is down to -- it should precipitate a conversation in the party. this is the last time anyone will try to do this that is entirely on the back. it's unrealistic when 62 or 63, but the existing collision is so dependent on the community that are uneasy with the change that they are just...
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. >>> mitt romney and president obama neat their first presidential debate. moderated by jim of the news hour from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including the live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern. and after the debates your reactions, calls and tweets. .. long diplomatic career. he did serve and a number of eminent u.s. test related positions, international security council and the state department as well as in europe itself. this increased for some time in 2006 when you lead the first provincial reconstruction team not in afghanistan, but in northern iraq. he then became ambassador brock before returning to the u.s. embassy in baghdad. finally into does intend you were sworn in as u.s. ambassador to pakistan. i understand that after you retire you will be going to the columbia school of law and then follow that with some other academic. welcome back to the world of academia. you as representative in pakistan during changing time. your tenure was exactly not an easy one. relations between the two countries after the quite unprece
. >>> mitt romney and president obama neat their first presidential debate. moderated by jim of the news hour from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including the live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern. and after the debates your reactions, calls and tweets. .. long diplomatic career. he did serve and a number of eminent u.s. test related positions, international security council and the state department as well as in europe itself. this increased for some time...
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. >> the first debate between mitt romney and president obama is next wednesday october 3rd. jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including our live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern followed by domestic policy debate at 9:00 and your reaction and comments. follow live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. >> a look at the capital gains tax rate and what could be the result of comprehensive tax reform. this hearing was held last week by the senate finance committee and house ways and means committee. this is about two hours. >> thank you for joining us for the third joint hearing of the house ways and means committee and house finance committee. our two committees have not met for tax related hearings in more than 70 years. for this series of hearings as well as the ones held on our own and with the joint committee on taxation we had very productive discussions about steps we need to take to transform the broken tax code from one that hinders the one that fosters greater investment and job creation. after 43 c
. >> the first debate between mitt romney and president obama is next wednesday october 3rd. jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including our live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern followed by domestic policy debate at 9:00 and your reaction and comments. follow live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. >> a look at the capital gains tax rate and what could be the result of comprehensive tax reform. this hearing...
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to be a message we hear romney asserts that the debate. but it's clinton won the campaign is continuing to make a i've talked to campaign people and they will tell you hey, you don't know about the ads. you didn't see that are running and the timing -- tiny markets in ohio and florida and whatever. so i think there are plenty of those. >> i guess what i'm wondering about, we heard one example of the president being more careful about the facts when he was speaking in person. than his campaign is when putting things out. i think probably we will not hear barack obama claimed that mitch romney favors a ban on abortion even in cases of incest or rape. totally false. cynical misrepresentation of romney's actual stance which is been quite clear and consistent ever since he switched to being generally against abortion. by don't think you will -- [laughter] >> i'm just -- he hasn't always had this position, but since he has adopted his present position it's been clear and he has favored the usual exceptions. and the obama campaign has at least tw
to be a message we hear romney asserts that the debate. but it's clinton won the campaign is continuing to make a i've talked to campaign people and they will tell you hey, you don't know about the ads. you didn't see that are running and the timing -- tiny markets in ohio and florida and whatever. so i think there are plenty of those. >> i guess what i'm wondering about, we heard one example of the president being more careful about the facts when he was speaking in person. than his...
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is there a legitimate debate over china this campaign? romney promise as hard-line on china. >> no. i think that, you know, the rise of china asia-pacific is one of the most important developments that will happen over the coming decades. it is one of reasons why the president wanted to put more emphasis on the asia-pacific understanding that china's rising, india's rising, asia will drive so much of our economic prosperity in the future. the united states always played a stablizing role there. we need to continue to play that role but i think, you know, china is a country where we will, it will be very important for us to have areas of cooperation as this administration has done, whether it has been cooperation on sanctions, whether it has been cooperation on climate change, whether it has been cooperation on economic issues, whether it has been cooperation in domains like nonproliferation. very important recognizing that there will be areas where we have difference. we have to have very, tough, candid conversations with the chinese about that. i think coming out of the blocks, and
is there a legitimate debate over china this campaign? romney promise as hard-line on china. >> no. i think that, you know, the rise of china asia-pacific is one of the most important developments that will happen over the coming decades. it is one of reasons why the president wanted to put more emphasis on the asia-pacific understanding that china's rising, india's rising, asia will drive so much of our economic prosperity in the future. the united states always played a stablizing role...
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mitt romney has said in one of the debates in his ideal future system, this super pacs would emerge, but there it be immediate disclosure so that people would know and be able to judge and track any concerns about corruption. my guess is that asserted the next place to go. nsh, the fpc is a particularly dysfunctional body. you know, there is really no good for is that we've had for a while, and also the disclosure mechanisms that they are improving someone to remain far behind what is possible today. it should be the case that as soon as they are cashing the check, there is no reason that many can't show up in a database is supposed to online for any group spending money and influence peers about be my guess of where you go next. the other political ring that will happen here is whatever the outcome of the election, democrats tend to make this a populist appeal. they intend to use part of the democratic narrative for years. we will help the working guy. i think obama signaling in the interview i have read that he would -- that he would pursue a constant commitment. basically he's say
mitt romney has said in one of the debates in his ideal future system, this super pacs would emerge, but there it be immediate disclosure so that people would know and be able to judge and track any concerns about corruption. my guess is that asserted the next place to go. nsh, the fpc is a particularly dysfunctional body. you know, there is really no good for is that we've had for a while, and also the disclosure mechanisms that they are improving someone to remain far behind what is possible...
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. >> the first debate between presidential candidates mitt romney and president barack obama is next wednesday october 3rd. the news hour's jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including our live debate preview starting at 7:30 pmt eastern followed by the domestic policy debate at 9:00. post-debate reactions and comments, calls, e-mails and tweets. follow our live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and on-line at c-span.org. >>> last week the senate special committee on aging examined the high incidents of faulty claims to medicare for powered wheelchairs. we'll hear from a medicare official who outlines a new pilot program looking to reduce future risks of error and fraud in the program. this is about two hours. >> so i apologize. i think we'll go ahead and get started. thank you for very much for being here and all of you who have come to this hearing. instead of reading my opening statement, i'll start by saying that some time ago, i don't watch a great deal of television but i would see ads on television regarding all kinds of mobility de
. >> the first debate between presidential candidates mitt romney and president barack obama is next wednesday october 3rd. the news hour's jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including our live debate preview starting at 7:30 pmt eastern followed by the domestic policy debate at 9:00. post-debate reactions and comments, calls, e-mails and tweets. follow our live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and on-line at c-span.org. >>> last week...
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. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney meet in the first presidential debate. the news our jim lehrer moderates. watch and engage with c-span including our live to be preachy at 7 p.m. eastern. the debate at night and post debate, your reaction, calls e-mails and tweets. fall live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. spent up next, white house officials in charge of cybersecurity speak about the growing concern over counterfeit computer parts and software. they spoke at the potomac institute on computer network threats posed by a foldable supply chain. this is about two hours. >> ladies and gentlemen, if i could have your attention, please. minus michael swetnam and on michael swetnam and ceo of the potomac institute for policy studies, and it's my distinct honor and courage to welcome you here today for a seminar on supply chain threat of cyber issue that we have been discussing in and around washington for quite some time. the potomac institute, for those of you have not been here before, is a science and technology not for profit policy
. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney meet in the first presidential debate. the news our jim lehrer moderates. watch and engage with c-span including our live to be preachy at 7 p.m. eastern. the debate at night and post debate, your reaction, calls e-mails and tweets. fall live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. spent up next, white house officials in charge of cybersecurity speak about the growing concern over counterfeit computer parts and software....
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debate moderated by jim lehrer from university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern. the debate at 9:00 and after the debate your reaction, e-mails and tweets. live coverage on c-span radio and c-span.org. you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. weeknights watch the public policy events and every weekend latest nonfiction author and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get schedules that our web site and join in the conversation on social media sites. more campaign 2012 programming out with the debate between candidates to represent california's district of the house of representatives. dan lungren is facing off against ami bera. at the news can studios. they ran against each other in 2010 with dan lungren winning with 50.1% of the vote. of political report raised this race a tossup. this is an hour. >> moderator:: welcome to 1-hour conversation about the issues that matter to sacramento and the nation in a d
debate moderated by jim lehrer from university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including live debate preview at 7:00 p.m. eastern. the debate at 9:00 and after the debate your reaction, e-mails and tweets. live coverage on c-span radio and c-span.org. you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. weeknights watch the public policy events and every weekend latest nonfiction author and books on booktv. you can see past...
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what i'm more, i am less interested in exactly what is said in the debates the next four years when whoever wins says in the week or two after the election. to me, that's the time to step up and do the broader leadership and be tougher. >> what would you like to hear president obama say, either before or after the election? talk about romney, what about obama? too if your view as mine is that we're not going to have a deal that doesn't have both revenues and spending and the biggest obstacle is on the revenue side and that, as i do believe and i have asked a lot of democratic senators if my perception is correct and they say yes, and that is, that republicans continue to believe that at the end of the day in the 11th hour democrats will relent again as they did in 2011 and at the end of 2010. frankly one of the things the president has to do is to make it crystal clear that he is damn serious and he is not going to accept a deal that doesn't have both revenues and spending. let's just lay that out there. and i think that when that becomes accepted, that is my fear of why we go into january.
what i'm more, i am less interested in exactly what is said in the debates the next four years when whoever wins says in the week or two after the election. to me, that's the time to step up and do the broader leadership and be tougher. >> what would you like to hear president obama say, either before or after the election? talk about romney, what about obama? too if your view as mine is that we're not going to have a deal that doesn't have both revenues and spending and the biggest...